The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Meakin & Stephen Boyle finished 394th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:42.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 3:30 quicker than the median and 2nd of 566. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:46, behind 96% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,565 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 6:25v median +1:10
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:25v median +0:09
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:31v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:27v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:38v median +0:05
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Block 07 5:12Running 7 5:07v median +0:06
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 6:05v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 564
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 564 men's teams who finished.